| Postcode | AL5 2QE |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Harpenden |
| Nearest station | Harpenden (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Douglas Road (NW)
Old Rectory Close (NW)
Old Rectory Close (SE)
Clarence Road (SE)
Bramble Close (W)
Bramble Close (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 9 View |
| Known addresses |
2 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
4 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
6 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
8 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
10 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
12 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
14 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
16 Townsend Lane, Harpenden
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.819078 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.362031 | |
| Easting | 512997 | |
| Northing | 214652 | |
| Grid reference | TL129146 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 681812 5744206 | |
| what3words | often.cloak.discouraged | |
| FixPhrase | crisped magician shaded tingly | |
| Plus code | 9C3XRJ9Q+J5 | |
| Altitude | 117 metres (385 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:54 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 66.2 KMs (41.1 miles) |
| Parish | Harpenden Town | E04013284 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Harpenden West | E05013955 |
| Local Authority District | St Albans | E07000240 |
| County Electoral Division | Harpenden South West | E58000626 |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire | E10000015 |
| County | Hertfordshire | E10000015 |
| Constituency (2024) | Harpenden and Berkhamsted | E14001268 |
| MP | Victoria Collins | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Hertfordshire | |
| Water company | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | South West Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 8 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Harpenden | E63011425 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00120367 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | St Albans 003A | E01023699 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | St Albans 003A | E01023699 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Harpenden Town | E02004926 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Harpenden Town | E02004926 |
| Travel to work area | Luton | E30000237 |
| Average property price in St Albans | £543,627 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.0% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2023 | £1,600,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2020 | £1,365,000 | |
| 2 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2023 | £1,255,000 |
| 12 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £1,575,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2004 | £620,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 1995 | £332,000 | |
| 6 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2022 | £1,285,000 |
| 10 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £1,232,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £925,000 | |
| 14 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £1,200,000 |
| 8 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £1,300,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £128,000 | |
| 4 Townsend Lane, Harpenden | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1996 | £196,000 |